Ecology and Ecosystems
M.S., M.P.S. & Ph.D.

Kikang Bae
kbae02@syr.edu

Ecology and Ecosystems

Graduate Research Topic
- Study site: northern hardwood forests in Bartlett, Jeffers Brook, and Hubbard Brook in NH. TOPIC 1: Investigate differences in soil respiration rate across forest ages and examine the relationship between soil respiration and abiotic (soil temperature, soil moisture) and biotic (roots, litterfall) factors. TOPIC 2: Determine changes of root respiration with trenching and root turnover with minirhizotron tubes after fertilization (+N, +P, +NP) across forest ages. TOPIC 3: Determine the colonization rate of roots by andomycorrhizal fungal (AMF) and ectomycorrhizal fungal (EMF) on roots, and identify the EMF communities in surface and deep soils of young and old forests.

Jesse Caputo
jcaputo@syr.edu

Ecology and Ecosystems

Previous Graduate Study: University of Mass Amherst* (Forestry )

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Personal Statement
Throughout history, forest ecosystems have provided human communities with a multitude of products, services, and values, including energy sources, structural materials, food, clean water, and important spiritual, cultural, and aesthetic values. My broad interests lie in understanding how the conservation and management of forestlands can continue to provide a diverse suite of goods and services, including both commodities and ecosystem services, as both the physical environment and human needs change and evolve over time.

Graduate Research Topic
The impacts of specific silvicultural systems, particularly those intended to produce biomass for energy production, on the provision of energy feedstocks and other commodities, as well as a broad suite of ecosystem services over time.

ESF Willow Project
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Heather Engelman
engelman@syr.edu

Ecology and Ecosystems

Previous Graduate Study: SUNY ESF (FOR )

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Graduate Research Topic
Silviculture, specifically the ecological issues associated with the shade and longevity of reserve trees in northern hardwood forests.

Jordan Gross
jmgross@syr.edu

Ecology and Ecosystems

Personal Statement
I am a nature lover who is always willing to step outside my comfort zone and try something new. I am driven by an effort to learn as much as I can through personal experience and constant interaction with people and the world around me.

Graduate Research Topic
My research is focused on the hydrology and biogeochemistry of the Adirondacks and how greenhouse gas dynamics vary based on the geomorphology of the landscape. I will explore potential regulators of greenhouse gas emissions at the soil-atmosphere interface and use GIS to identify expected hot spots for biogeochemical activity in two adjacent watersheds.

Favorite Quote
Question Everything. Learn Something. Answer Nothing.

Joshua Hanson
jwhanson@syr.edu

Ecology and Ecosystems

Renato Pacaldo
rspacald@syr.edu

Ecology and Ecosystems

Previous Graduate Study: University of Gent, Belgium (Physical Land Resour)

Graduate Research Topic

Graduate School
MS Physical Land Resources- University of Ghent, Belgium

Braulio Quintero
baquinte@syr.edu

Ecology and Ecosystems

Previous Graduate Study: University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez (Biology )

Personal Statement
My research interest are focused in ecological modeling, renewable energy resources policy and management in Puerto Rico and ecological economics. I am also interested in remote sensing and its application to renewable energy problems.

Favorite Quote
Seamos realistas y hagamos lo imposible (Let us be realists and do the impossible)-- E. Guevara

Ashley Simpson
arsimpso@syr.edu

Ecology and Ecosystems

Artem Treyger
atreyger@syr.edu

Ecology and Ecosystems

Previous Graduate Study: SUNY Binghamton (Biology )

William Van Gorp
wtvangor@syr.edu

Ecology and Ecosystems